![]() ![]() “This unique science fiction adventure is full of twists, turns, and surprises.” - Booklist ![]() ![]() ![]() “An action–packed start….Gray effortlessly moves between the SF, historical, and contemporary aspects of her story.” - Publishers Weekly And soon she discovers the truth behind her father's death is far more sinister than she expected.Ī Thousand Pieces of You explores an amazingly intricate multi-universe where fate is unavoidable, the truth elusive, and love the greatest mystery of all. Before long she begins to question Paul's guilt-as well as her own heart. But she also meets alternate versions of the people she knows-including Paul, whose life entangles with hers in increasingly familiar ways. So she races after Paul through different universes, always leaping into another version of herself. Marguerite refuses to let the man who destroyed her family go free. But then Marguerite's father is murdered, and the killer-her parent's handsome, enigmatic assistant Paul- escapes into another dimension before the law can touch him. Their most astonishing invention, called the Firebird, allows users to jump into multiple universes-and promises to revolutionize science forever. Marguerite Caine's physicist parents are known for their groundbreaking achievements. Cloud Atlas meets Orphan Black in this epic dimension-bending trilogy by New York Times bestselling author Claudia Gray about a girl who must chase her father's killer through multiple dimensions. ![]()
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